Our People
Dr. Kyle Nash, Principal investigatoR
Dr. Nash is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, at the University of Alberta. Previously, he held a Lecturer position (equivalent to Assistant Professor) in the Department of Psychology at the University of Canterbury (2015-2017). He was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Bern and the University of Basel in the Social Neuroscience lab of Dr. Daria Knoch (2012-2015). He received his PhD in 2012 in Social Psychology and a Neuroscience graduate diploma at York University under the supervision of Dr. Ian McGregor. He received his BA (Hons) in Psychology from the University of Manitoba in 2006.
Tamari Shalamberidze, phd Candidate
Tamari is a PhD Candidate in the Neuroscience and Mental Health Institute at the University of Alberta. She uses electroencephalography (EEG) to investigate brain rhythms related to anxiety and memory processes. Tamari received her MSc at the Ilia State University in Tbilisi, Georgia (2018), where she studied sleep structure in adolescence using Polysomnography (PSG). She completed her Medical Doctor degree at the Tbilisi State Medical University (2015).
praveen prem, MASTERS student
Praveen is getting a Masters in Neuroscience at the University of Alberta. Praveen is broadly interested in decision neuroscience but more towards cognitive biases and applying functional neuroimaging methods to investigate the neural mechanisms behind irrational vs rational decision-making in social/political context.
Kaitlyn-Rae Tearle, honors thesis student
Kaitlyn is the manager of the NSN lab and in her fourth-year of a BA (Hons.) Psychology degree. Kaitlyn's current research is investigating how social rejection influences moral decision making in narcissists. After graduation, her plan is to attend graduate school to pursue education in clinical psychology to become a clinical psychologist.
Jordan Degeling, Honors thesis student
Jordan is the EEG manager at the NSN, and is currently completing a BA Hons. at the University of Alberta. He has broad research interests. He is fascinated by moral psychology, social influence, psycholinguistics, and neuroscience.
Aisha Memon, Website Admin
Aisha has graduated with a BA in Psychology and is also the current website lead. She is interested in the role of stressor controllability within gender, and how sensitivity affects decision making.
Talia Peters, Honours Thesis Student
Talia is a four-year undergraduate student completing her BSc (Hon.) Psychology degree at the University of Alberta. Her current research is on similarity-attraction theory's role in attachment style of romantic relationships.
Mani Vahdatizadeh, Honors thesis student
Mani is in his first year of Honours program (BSc Psychology). His future work will be on the intersection of social and counseling psychology, as he wishes to pursue the latter in graduate school. In his free time, well... Mani does not have any free time. Although, he does enjoy finding his professors' articles and having a discussion with them about their work!
Lucie Sarliève, Honors thesis student
Lucie is in her fourth-year of a BA (Hons.) in Psychology with a Minor in Sociology at the University of Alberta. She is interested in how biopsychosocial factors influence daily functioning, the pursuit of personal goals, and the development of resilience and vulnerability. She aspires to become a clinical psychologist.
Caydence Brace, Honours Thesis Student
Caydence is in the 4th year of a BSc Psychology degree, and is currently working on an undergraduate honours thesis. Her research interests centre around ideology, morality, punitive attitudes, and emotions.
Chloe Gainor, Honours Thesis Student
Chloe is in her third year of BSc (Honors) Psychology at the University of Alberta. She takes a particular interest in Neuropsychology and brain abnormalities, and its relationship with cognitive functioning. Chloe hopes to pursue this in the future with a career in Pediatric Neuropsychology.
Jake gannon, Honors Thesis student
Jake is a fourth-year undergraduate student completing a BSc (Hons.) in Psychology at the University of Alberta. He is interested in examining the impacts of social media use on human psychology and how confirmation bias affects memory recall.
Arsha Ghorbany, Independent Study Student
Arsha is in his fourth year of a BSc in Psychology with a minor in Biological Sciences. He is working towards a Research Certificate in Psychology and is interested in exploring a range of topics in social and cognitive neuroscience through his time in the lab.
Kora Budzyk, Independent Study Student
Kora is in her final year of a BSc in Psychology with a Minor in Biology and is working towards a Research Certificate. Her project focuses on examining the ability of moral dilemma measures to predict immoral behaviours.
Reese Thurmeier, Volunteer
Reese is currently completing a duel degree in Psychology and Women & Gender Studies at the University of Alberta. Reese is interested in research surrounding Social, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Clinical Psychology.
Huriyyah Siddiqui, Volunteer
Huriyyah is in her fourth year of a BA in Psychology at the University of Alberta. She is interested in gaining research experience in social and moral psychology and is pursuing a Masters in Clinical and Counselling Psychology.
Jason lee, Volunteer
Jason is in his second year of a BSc in psychology at the University of Alberta. He is interested in learning more about areas of social psychology research and applied psychology. Jason also plans on entering the honors pathway next year.
Grace Christiansen, Volunteer
Grace has graduated with a BA in psychology with a minor in sociology. She is a current volunteer in the lab. Her project focuses on examining sex and gender differences in a stressor-controllability study.
Margarita Shepelevich, Volunteer
Margarita is currently in her second year of a BA in Psychology with a minor in Sociology. She has an academic interest in social neuroscience, clinical psychology, and the study of motivation, particularly as it relates to the brain’s reward pathway.
Jaimie Lepp, volunteer
Jaimie is in her fourth year of a BA in Psychology with a minor in Sociology. She is interested in social pain processes and management among vulnerable populations. In the future, Jaimie wishes to continue to pursue psychosocial research as a counselling psychologist.
Karina Kuprianov, volunteer
Karina is in her third year of a BSc in Psychology degree. She is interested in Social Psychology, focusing on how social processes influence behaviour. She is very excited to learn and gain experience in a lab environment.
Gurbaksh Jhajj, Volunteer
Gurbaksh is in her third year of a BSc in Psychology at the University of Alberta. Her area of interest is social psychology, specifically how social behaviours can be linked to certain brain areas/functions using EEG.
Eden rosenblum, Volunteer
Eden is a recent graduate of the Psychology Honours program, where she researched the effects of self-compassion on distress and aggression following social rejection. Currently, Eden works in the lab as a volunteer. She hopes to pursue a Masters degree in a psychology-related field, such as counselling or clinical, in the future.
Nicholas Ramrattan, volunteer
Nicholas Ramrattan is a fifth-year Psychology and Philosophy student. He is interested in many areas of social psychology, especially leadership and group decision making. After graduating from his bachelor’s degree he is planning on pursuing graduate studies in either Industrial Organizational Psychology or Clinical Psychology.
Samantha boyes, volunteer
Sam is graduating this year from a dual psychology philosophy major in the faculty of arts. She is interested in gaining research experience in the area of social psychology and is looking forward to working in the area of addictions support and studies in the future.kjbfsv,jbvdfkxbn cnskvjndflvnklngb;dfb
Caitlyn Ledohowski, volunteer
Caitlyn has graduated with a BSc (Hons.) in Neuroscience at the University of Alberta. Caitlyn demonstrates an interest in the field of behavioral neuroscience, with a particular focus on exploring the interplay between cognitive and emotional processes.
AVA Arnold, volunteer
Ava has graduated with an BSc (Hons.) in Psychology degree. Her current research is examining how psychopathic traits relate to moral decision-making, and how emotional upregulation can change this association. In the future, Ava hopes to become a clinical forensic psychologist.
Nathan Rosas Bailon, volunteer
Nate is a 5th year Psychology and Linguistics major who is striving toward a Masters and PhD in psychology. His interests include clinical psych, sociopolitical psych and psycholinguistics.